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Yeah even when adventure time was the golden goose it didn't get oversaturated like ttg is now, as a matter of fact i don't think they've ever overplayed a show as much as that one, is one of their executives like the uncle of one of the creators on the show or something?

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Yeah even when adventure time was the golden goose it didn't get oversaturated like ttg is now, as a matter of fact i don't think they've ever overplayed a show as much as that one, is one of their executives like the uncle of one of the creators on the show or something?

CN does have a tendency to latch onto a show and play it non stop, but never to this extent. Leads me to believe that either the show's (even with reruns) ratings are above everything else or someone in charge is showing extreme favoritism towards TTG.

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It's probably that TTG is a great investment. It isn't always the #1 show in ratings for CN, as several Steven Universe episodes have actually beat it on certain weeks.

But TTG is probably much, MUCH cheaper to make compared to shows like Steven Universe. Even if SU is #1 in ratings on a given week, it may not be as profitable as Teen Titans Go, which has mountains of merchandise and probably also ties into their DC properties.

Speaking of DC properties, I'm really goddamn pissed at Justice League Action being aired once a week as well. Maybe they're waiting until there's a season's worth of episodes before they start airing it in blocks like Teen Titans Go. But I've completely forgotten that JLA had even debuted.

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Speaking of DC properties, I'm really goddamn pissed at Justice League Action being aired once a week as well. Maybe they're waiting until there's a season's worth of episodes before they start airing it in blocks like Teen Titans Go. But I've completely forgotten that JLA had even debuted.

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This feels like an episode that should have opened up a StevenBomb, because it's clearly set up for more ominous and thrilling events.
However it was still pretty good, I enjoyed it a lot.
Navy's cuteness made her betrayal/revenge all the more entertaining.
Lapis opening up about being broken and having a hard time adjusting to her new life on earth was also really great and very much needed.
Honestly, I'm super surprised and disappointed by the fact that Lapis hasn't had her own version of the so called "barn arc" yet; it's something I feel should have started with "Same Old World".Taking so long to address these kinds of developments while also glossing over her problems with the CGs has lead to a character who sometimes feels underdeveloped and inconsistent.

...should stop. It's kind of sloppy looking...at one point he doesn't even reach her hips, but in this shot he's up to her neck?
Going off-model can be really great, especially for comedic purposes...but characters wildly shifting in their heights like this looks sloppy and makes it feel like the storyboard artist doesn't know how to use the best shot for the scene (considering that this screenshot comes after a scene change the artist could have used a close shot while Garnet was talking and then cut back to a close shot of Steven for his response. A medium shot featuring both characters was unnecessary.)

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Steven Universe is undoubtedly their most popular show...online. It definitely elicits the most online discussion. But in terms of ratings for their intended demographic, those online statistics may not always translate into viewership numbers.

The most recent bomb (five episode batch aired daily) saw a drop in ratings compared to previous bombs, but that was because pretty much every Steven Universe fan with Internet access saw the episodes a month earlier due to all of them leaking/releasing early online at once.

I can imagine that Teen Titans Go performs best with the demographic advertisers desire the most. If that's what makes the money, that's what gets the airings. Also, Steven Universe is often much more serialized than TTG or Gumball. There's certain episodes that absolutely must be watched in order. That being said, you would think that would make a perfect candidate for a regular marathon (which they have done in the past).

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Steven Universe is undoubtedly their most popular show...online. It definitely elicits the most online discussion. But in terms of ratings for their intended demographic, those online statistics may not always translate into viewership numbers.

The most recent bomb (five episode batch aired daily) saw a drop in ratings compared to previous bombs, but that was because pretty much every Steven Universe fan with Internet access saw the episodes a month earlier due to all of them leaking online at once.

I can imagine that Teen Titans Go performs best with the demographic advertisers desire the most. If that's what makes the money, that's what gets the airings. Also, Steven Universe is often much more serialized than TTG or Gumball. There's certain episodes that absolutely must be watched in order. That being said, you would think that would make a perfect candidate for a regular marathon (which they have done in the past).

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I imagine that could very much be the case. I still have no fucking idea why Nickelodeon chose to air the last few episodes of Korra online. There's still a big, passionate fan base online for the show, but they didn't really seem to care.

At least Young Justice is getting a resurrection on Netflix, thanks to it being so popular there. Too bad Steven Universe is stuck on Hulu, and with only about two seasons uploaded. Like YJ and Korra, it's a show that benefits strongly from binge-watching. Even the weaker Season 1 episodes work better when placed in the context of gradually building up to the midsession and season finales.

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I think another reason ratings might be dropping is they have stopped advertising new episodes are airing. I had no idea these last few episodes were gonna air until the preview showed up on my recommendations on YouTube.

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Something I like about this show is how consistent and well-defined the characters are. With the way this episode was set up, I knew Peridot would be gung-ho about having someone new around while Lapis Lazuli would have reservations.

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CN does have a tendency to latch onto a show and play it non stop, but never to this extent. Leads me to believe that either the show's (even with reruns) ratings are above everything else or someone in charge is showing extreme favoritism towards TTG.

It's funny with this, because I feel like 2 is more on model than 1 is. The limb enhancers always looked like they made her more like 1 and maybe a bit taller and 1 itself feels too tall.

Then again, I take the episodes where Peridot is super tiny as "fun" episodes because she's doing weird stuff. Even in the cluster episode she seemed closer to 2 leaning towards 3 than 1, and that was a more serious episode by far.

Also, I would pay large sums of cash money for a good Japanese figure company like Alter or Kotobukiya to make a 1/6 scale of flying Lapis.

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It's funny with this, because I feel like 2 is more on model than 1 is. The limb enhancers always looked like they made her more like 1 and maybe a bit taller and 1 itself feels too tall.

Then again, I take the episodes where Peridot is super tiny as "fun" episodes because she's doing weird stuff. Even in the cluster episode she seemed closer to 2 leaning towards 3 than 1, and that was a more serious episode by far.

Also, I would pay large sums of cash money for a good Japanese figure company like Alter or Kotobukiya to make a 1/6 scale of flying Lapis.

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I'm definitely bothered by the inconsistencies in proportion and height (I mean what can I say? I'm an artist/storyboarder/comic creator, art direction is important to me) but the crazy way that these things shift can be pretty hilarious.

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I think the biggest thing that bugs me about the design inconsistencies is how amazing and well-crafted the show looks when the right storyboarding team is in charge, or when Rebecca Sugar storyboards certain scenes. In a perfect world, the show would look that great all the time.

It'd be one thing if designs were allowed to vary wildly on a show like The Loud House, which is geared almost solely towards comedy. Thought I guess the show would be really weird if the sisters were all different heights from scene to scene and episode to episode. I understand the mindset of allowing storyboarders to put their own style on the characters. But when it's applied to a show loved by most of its fans for its more serious elements, it becomes more off-putting and I'm not sure it really works.

At the very least, the most jarring design differences seem to be regulated to less "important" episodes. The only "important" episode that I can think of that suffers from mid-tier animation is Crack the Whip. The Stevonnie/Jasper fight feels sort of flat, but that's not really due to design inconsistencies.